First of all, you must know that it is difficult to apply for scholarships for some majors, such as MBA, law, liberal arts majors, etc. In contrast, science and engineering majors have a higher proportion of scholarship recipients. Secondly, when choosing a school, you must have a clear understanding and positioning of yourself, and choose an appropriate school based on your own conditions. In addition, don’t ignore the fact that although many universities in the United States provide scholarships to graduate and doctoral students, not all school departments are “rich”. Some departments clearly stipulate that they do not provide scholarships to master’s students. In such a school Try to avoid it. In addition, you should also choose professors who are consistent with your research direction.
1. Improve one's own strength:
Improving one's own strength is mainly divided into two parts. The first is to improve one's hard power, such as one's GPA (normal performance) and Rank (ranking status), standardized test scores (TOEFL, IELTS, GRE/GMAT). The second is to improve one's soft power, which is mainly reflected in improving leadership, cultivating artistic hobbies, sports expertise, and enriching experimental project experience.
When American universities evaluate applicants for scholarship funding, they will require applicants to provide one or more standardized test scores. The standard examinations currently held in China in the United States are: TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language); GRE (Graduate Record Exam); GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test); LSAT (Law School Admission Test); TSE (Test of Spoken English) )
The sooner you take the necessary exams, the better. TOEFL is valid for 2 years, and GRE, GMAT, and LSAT are all valid for 5 years. However, it should be noted that GRE, GMAT, and LSAT must strive to achieve success in one go. If the first time score is not satisfactory and you take the test a second time, ETS will send both results to the school together, and the school will often take The average score of these two grades is taken into consideration. To apply for a US graduate scholarship, you must first have strong strengths. If you have internship experience or research achievements in a professional field, it will undoubtedly greatly increase your chances of winning.
2. Application materials help you knock on the door of scholarships:
When applying for graduate scholarships for studying in the United States, it is crucial to highlight your potential and advantages in the application materials. Because for American universities, scholarship awards are largely based on the applicant's application materials. As the competition becomes more and more fierce, looking only at the applicant's TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, and GPA is ineffective. There are countless applicants with high scores. At this time, in order to attract the professor's attention, application materials are essential. The complete set of application materials includes: filled-in admission application forms sent by the school, filled-in application forms for various scholarships and financial certificate forms, copies of TOEFL and other necessary test scores (ETS is also required to send scores), 2 to Three recommendation letters from professors, two academic transcripts in Chinese and English, resume, study plan, and academic certificates.
In the entire set of application materials, the personal statement is particularly important. Students must use a limited number of words to describe their academic background, study plan, major direction and future plans. Recommendation letters from tutors are also an important way for professors to objectively understand the strengths and weaknesses of students. They are more convincing to the school than students' self-praise. There are also student-related activity internships and scientific research capabilities, which are also the keys to successfully applying for scholarships.
3. Magnetism can also increase the chance of obtaining scholarships
Application for graduate scholarships for studying in the United States is not only a competition of strength, but also a technical job that requires attention to skills. What is important is whether the student's scientific research ability and direction can attract the attention of professors, that is, whether what we usually call "magnetization" is effective. It should be noted that many students understand that magnetism is to get in touch with the professor to get verbal admission before formally applying. In fact, if you do not get a scholarship after admission or the number of scholarships is relatively small, you can still make up for it by applying for magnets afterwards. There are many examples every year of “asking” for scholarships through this method.
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